folga

Galician

Etymology

Attested since circa 1300. Back-formation from folgar. Cognate with Portuguese folga and Spanish huelga and juerga

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈfɔlɣɐ]

Noun

folga m (plural folgas)

  1. rest
  2. fallow
  3. strike, stoppage

Verb

folga

  1. first-person singular present indicative of folgar

References
  • “folga” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “folga” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “folga” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “folga” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “folga” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfɔw.ɡɐ/ [ˈfɔʊ̯.ɡɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfɔw.ɡa/ [ˈfɔʊ̯.ɡa]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈfɔl.ɡɐ/ [ˈfɔɫ.ɣɐ]

Etymology 1

Deverbal from folgar. Compare Spanish huelga (“strike”).

Noun

folga f (plural folgas)

  1. rest, day off (from work)
    • 2015, Jorge Cruz (lyrics), “Dia de folga”, in Moura, performed by Ana Moura:
      É dia de folga! / Folga de ser-se quem se é / E de fazer tudo porque tem que ser / Folga para ao menos uma vez / A vida ser como nos apetecer
      (please add an English translation of this quote)
    Amanhã é meu dia de folga.
    Tomorrow is my day off.
  2. respite; break (a brief interval of rest or relief)
    O professor não me dá folga!
    The teacher doesn’t give me a break.
  3. slack (extent to which a part of a mechanism can move freely)
    A corda tem muita folga, precisamos amarrá-la melhor.
    The rope has too much slack, we need to tie it better.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

folga

  1. inflection of folgar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative
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